Exile Parade
| Exile Parade | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Warrington, Cheshire, England |
| Genres | Rock, hard rock |
| Years active | 2006–2014 |
| Labels | Suburban Records |
| Members |
Daniel Lomax Phil Hennessey Chris Owen Dave Hennessey Gary Mutch |
Exile Parade were an English rock band from Warrington, Cheshire.
History
Exile Parade formed in the summer of 2006. After hearing the band's early demos on MySpace, Owen Morris and former Oasis guitarist Paul Arthurs went to see the band perform. Soon after, Exile Parade were in Real World Studios with Morris; their debut EP, Brothel Ballet, was released in April 2010. The music video for the lead single, "Man is Sick", was released in January.[1][2][3] The video was featured on the front page of MySpace Music[4] and was highlighted in a BBC article.[5] The band followed this with a tour of China in May.
Exile Parade's debut studio album, Hit the Zoo, was released on 3 February 2012.[6][7] In 2014, the band parted ways, citing their belief that they were not the right kind of band for the current market.
Support
Rock writer Mick Middles stated that Exile Parade were "the most promising band to emerge in the last five years".[8] In April 2008, the band's song "Fire Walk With Me" broke into the Mediabase Active Rock Top 100 in the United States.[9] They were the highest placed British band in the chart that week.
Total Guitar magazine made "Heart Into Suicide" one of top 20 downloads in their June edition, and Disorder magazine wrote: "The guitar licks are pleasingly heavy and deep, and singer Daniel Lomax has Liam Gallagher and Robert Plant sized aspirations sizzling through his blood. As long as they can side with the latter more than the former, they could be a new main stage pleaser in waiting."[10]
Suburban Records released "Fire Walk With Me" on limited edition 7" Vinyl. Dutch station 3VOOR12 made it their single of the week and leading Dutch music magazine Up gave the track a rating of 91/100. The band played gigs in Amsterdam and at the Beeckestijn Festival. Local newspaper Haarlem Dagblad wrote after one gig: "The band sounded very tight with a huge sound, typically a band where you can say in a couple of years time just like Radiohead when they played the Beeckestijn Festival in 1993 - I was there!"[11]
In March 2009, Exile Parade were featured in Beijing Today after picking up a significant online fanbase through Chinese social networking site Douban. "Fire Walk With Me" was also chosen as a cover track on a free CD given away with X-Music magazine.
In popular culture
- "Fire Walk With Me" is featured on the soundtrack of the first series DVD of Skins.
- "Love Disco" is featured in the film Danny Roane: First Time Director.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Hit the Zoo |
Extended plays
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Brothel Ballet |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Fire Walk With Me" | Nick Jones |
| 2009 | "Heart Into Suicide" | Exile Parade |
| 2010 | "Man is Sick" | Ryan Davies |
| 2010 | "Hello Blue" | Ryan Davies |
| 2011 | "Life of Crime" | Ryan Davies |
| 2011 | "Longest Day" | Exile Parade |
| 2011 | "Slo Mo" | Exile Parade |
| 2012 | "Moviemaker" | Exile Parade |
References
- ↑ The Dumbing of America
- ↑ A Silent Room
- ↑ You Ain't Rock
- ↑ Twitter - Ryan Davies
- ↑ BBC News - Exile Parade explain why the Man Is Sick
- ↑ Album Press Release, Suburban Records Archived 16 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Hit the Zoo on iTunes
- ↑ Warrington Guardian
- ↑ Mediabase
- ↑ Disorder magazine, On The Disorder Boombox
- ↑ PreAmped.com